Nov 30, 2016
My dear friend, Thank you for taking the time to read this post, especially when you know it’s likely to be filled with sadness and anger. I know this is uncomfortable, but I also know that you care about me. That’s why we’re friends. Thank you for...
May 27, 2016
Do you have a bucket list? It’s usually a highly aspirational collection of accomplishments and adventures you want to complete before you, well, kick the bucket. The idea was popularized in the 2007 movie “The Bucket List” and has since spawned many...
Nov 4, 2012
Iiiiiiiiiiiit’s…. NaNo time!!!!!!! That’s right, folks despite the fact that I’m posting three days late, it is finally that craziest, zaniest, frazzled-est, caffeinated-est of months, November! Or, as I better know it, National Novel Writing...
Sep 17, 2012
The week before last, my Shakespeare class finished up our study of Midsummer Night’s Dream. I adore Midsummer Night’s Dream. It’s brilliant. We finished up our study discussing the use of dream imagery in the end of play, when everyone (except for Oberon and Puck, of...
Mar 8, 2012
Sometimes, I forget that I don’t look at life the same way that most people do. Today in my poetry class, my professor was talking about a famous 20th century poet (whose name I don’t remember) who was very well-liked by critics, but not always so popular with...
Nov 19, 2011
I was in the airport this morning, and I was thinking about why it is that I love airports. Part of it is obviously because they usually mean I’m going on a grand adventure or coming home from one (like right now!), but I’m not the only one there with a story. I’m...
